Business aircraft passengers are constantly seeking the latest in cabin electronics from smart phone charging stations to in-flight connectivity. (Photo: Innotech Aviation)
Cabin electronics manufacturers
A business aircraft cabin wouldn’t be complete without a full range of electronics, with the most important for many passengers being Wi-Fi capability, to download presentations and documents, access e-mail and conduct Internet research.
But cabin electronics isn’t just about the Web; it’s also about ambient LED lighting, flat-screen televisions, high-definition video and entertainment systems, charging ports for cellphones and tablets, satellite communications and noise-cancelling headsets.
In all of these product areas, it seems, something newer, better or faster is always coming along. Among the products announced at the Aircraft Electronics Association’s annual conference in early March were Honeywell BendixKing’s AeroWave 100 satcom system, which offers 3G-like data speeds in a system designed for light aircraft; and Flight Display Systems’ Smart Cabin CMS, which combines control of cabin-management, entertainment and wireless-connectivity systems and allows passengers to operate them via their own electronic devices.
Here’s a list of cabin-electronics manufacturers whose products can help keep your cabin on the cutting edge.—Jane Campbell
Aircell
Communications, broadband equipment
Broomfield, Colorado
(303) 301-3200
Aircraft Cabin Systems
Video monitors
Redmond, Washington
(425) 883-8008
mail@aircraftcabinsystems.com
AlsterAero
Control panels and units
Hamburg, Germany
+49 40 248 27 120
contact@alsteraero.com
Alto Aviation
Audio entertainment components
Leominster, Massachusetts
(978) 466-5992
sales@altoaviation.com
Arinc
Communications, connectivity equipment
Annapolis, Maryland
(410) 266-2062
corpcomm@arinc.com
Astronics
Aircraft lighting
East Aurora, New York
(716) 805-1599
lsinysales@astronics.com
AVID
Noise-canceling headphones
Middletown, Rhode Island
(401) 846-1300
sales@avidproducts.com
Avionics Innovations
Audio entertainment components
Ramona, California
(760) 788-2602
sales@avionicsinnovations.com
Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Laser communications, airborne antennas
Boulder, Colorado
(303) 939-6100
info@ballaerospace.com
Blue Sky Network
Communications equipment
La Jolla, California
(858) 551-3894
sales@blueskynetwork.com
Bose
Noise-canceling headphones
Framingham, Massachusetts
(800) 999-2673
airlineheadsets@bose.com
Custom Control Concepts
Cabin-management, communications and entertainment systems
Kent, Washington
(206) 575-0933
sales@custom-control.com
DPI Labs
Cabin-management, entertainment
La Verne, California
(909) 392-5777
sdesmet@dpilabs.com
Emteq
Cabin-management systems
New Berlin, Wisconsin
(262) 679-6170
sales@emteq.com
Esterline CMC Electronics
Airborne antennas
Saint Laurent, Canada
(514) 748-3184
cmc.sales@cmcelectronics.ca
Flight Display Systems
Entertainment components, cabin-management systems
Alpharetta, Georgia
(678) 990-6682, 800-213-2954
sales@flightdisplay.com
Heads Up Technologies
Entertainment components, cabin-management systems
Carrollton, Texas
(972) 980-4890
info@heads-up.com
Honeywell
Cabin-management, communications and entertainment systems
Phoenix, Arizona
(602) 436-5658
bill.rowell@honeywell.com
Idair
Cabin-management, communications and entertainment systems
Hamburg, Germany
+49 40 5070 64669
verena.bintaro@idair.aero
Inflight Entertainment Products
Monitors, lighting, audio/video systems
Carpentersville, Illinois
(847) 844-7367
info@ifeproducts.com
Inmarsat
Satellite communications services
London, England
+44 20 7728 1777
customer-care@inmarsat.com
International Communications Group
Satellite-based global voice and data telecommunications
Newport News, Virginia
(757) 947-1030
sales@icg.aero
Intheairnet (U.S.)
Cabin-entertainment components, cabin-management systems
Irvine, California
(949) 442-2300
rogersonj@rogerson.com
Iridium Communications
Satellite communications services
McLean, Virginia
(703) 287-7400
info@iridium.com
LiveTV
Cabin-entertainment systems, satellite TV
Melbourne, Florida
(321) 308-3900
mike.moeller@livetv.net
Lufthansa Technik
Cabin-management, entertainment systems
Hamburg, Germany
+49 40 5070 3212
wolfgang.reinert@lht.dlh.de
Mid Continent Controls
Cabin-management, entertainment systems
Derby, Kansas
(316) 789-0088
sales@midcontinentcontrols.com
OnAir
Communications services
Seattle, Washington (206) 607-2700
Geneva, Switzerland +44 22 747 6459
onairhq@onair.aero
onairnorthamerica@onair.aero
Panasonic Avionics Corp.
Cabin-entertainment, communications
Lake Forest, California
(949) 672-2000
info@panasonic.aero
PGA Avionics
Cabin electronics
Montierchaume, France
+33 2 5407 9090
sales@pga-avionics.com
PS Engineering
Audio control systems
Lenoir City, Tennessee
(865) 988-9800
contact@ps-engineering.com
Rockwell Collins Cabin Systems
Cabin-management, communications and entertainment systems
Tustin, California
(714) 929-3000
csmarketing@rockwellcollins.com
Rosen Aviation Displays
Communications, entertainment equipment
Eugene, Oregon
(888) 668-4955
customer_service@rosenaviation.com
Row44
Communications, broadband connectivity
Westlake Village, California
(818) 706-3111
info@row44.com
Satcom 1
Internet, communications and satellite services
Greve, Denmark
+45 4615 4546
info@satcom1.com
Satcom Direct
Satellite services
Satellite Beach, Florida
(321) 777-3000
sales@satcomdirect.com
Sennheiser Electronic Corp.
Headphones
Old Lyme, Connecticut
(860) 434-9190
info@sennheiser.com
SkyTheater Entertainment Systems
Custom theater entertainment systems
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(954) 392-0716
info@skytheater.com
Teac America
Video and audio players
Montebello, California
(323) 726-0303
dssales@teac.com
Teledyne Controls
Entertainment systems
El Segundo, California
(310) 765-3600
Thales Inflight Avionics Systems
Communications, broadband equipment
Irvine, California
(949) 660-7722
Thrane & Thrane
Communications, broadband equipment
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
+45 3955 8800
info@thrane.com
TrueNorth Avionics
Communications equipment
Ottawa, Canada
(613) 224-3301
info@truenorthavionics.com
ViaSat
Satellite networking, broadband equipment
Carlsbad, California
(760) 476-2200
bruce.rowe@viasat.com